i apologize. i'm accountable to you for fixing these problems. >> looking for answers. congress grills kathleen sabila. >> what she said about the troubled website. good afternoon. i'm don scott. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> it's sabilas turn to take the hot seat in front of congress. they want to know when she found out about healthcare.gov and the problems and who she told. here is danielle nottingham. >> the cabinet secretary in charge of the troubled healthcare website apologized to americans this morning. >> i'm as frustrated and angry as anyone with the flawed launch of healthcare.gov. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sabilas took responsibility for the problems with healthcare.gov but blame some of the failures on contractors. >> it's the verizon server that

failed not healthcare.gov. >> republicans are not satisfied. >> healthcare.gov was done last night at 5:00 p.m.? it was down on monday and crashed last weekend. even this morning when we attempted to view the site before the hearing we were hit with an error message. >> gop lawmakers grilled sabilas about why more than 2 million people are getting cancelation notices for their current health insurance even though president obama said if you like your insurance you can keep it. >> he's been on the same page from the very start yet the regulations changed months after the bill was enacted. >> if someone is buying a brand new policy in the individual market today or last week they will have consumer protections for the first time. >> some people like to drink outs of a red solo cup and a crystal stem. you're taking away their choice. >> many republicans are calling for sabilas to step down. so far the secretary has showed no signs she's leaving.

in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the president is in boston today expected to defend his healthcare law that went into effect there. an early morning house fire in northwest baltimore leaves a man dead. the fire broke out just after 5:00 this morning in the 3800 block of hilton road. the victim was found on the second floor. he later died at the hospital. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. two lanes of i-95 are shut down this noon in joppa for a fatal accident there. police are on the scene right now along 95 northbound at mountain road. that's where a pedestrian was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. the cause of that accident is under investigation. maryland state delegate don dwyer is recovering after a car accident in pasadena. according to police another driver caused the crash while turning at a red light. no one was seriously hurt. just last week dwyer was

sentenced to 60 days in jail for dui in august and boating under the influence that led to injuring seven. another correctional officer admitted to helping a prison gang smuggle drugs. ron matz is in the news room with the latest on this. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the 7th officer to plead guilty. 13 officers are accused of work being the black guerilla family gang. 26-year-old kimberly dennis is the latest to plead guilty. she worked at the jail for 7 years and admits she smuggled marijuana, tobacco and prescription pills into the facility. she is faces a maximum of 20 years at sentencing in january. >> thank you. earlier this year a federal gray indicted 25 people in this case, 13 correctional officers. we're learning more about a

murder/suicide. christopher robinson killed his exgirlfriend marine heart minute and andrew hoffman at hoffman's home. the department said he did not use his service weapon during the shooting. family members say robinson was unable to get over heartman's breaking up with him. the widow of a nevada middle schoolteacher who gave his life to save others speaks out for the first time. >> i knew exactly what he did. i knew that he stopped it. >> when sharon lands berry first heard about the shooting she sent her husband, michael a text message. she had a feeling he stepped in. >> police say a 12-year-old shot and killed the popular math teacher and coach. >> he wouldn't want me to be angry. there's no reason to be angry. >> three days before that the

couple celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary. before he left for work he said these final words to his wife. >> have a good day, my beautiful wife. i can't wait to be home with you and go for our walk. i love you. >> sharon said almost every morning michael would put a sticky note on her coffee cup to say i love you. she kept every single note and thankful she did. >> he's always there, always will be. >> this sunday michael will receive a 21 gun salute as family and friends celebrate life and love for community and country. >> police are still trying to determine what prompted the middle school student to open fire. as being arrested in washington dc last weekend singer chris brown is at a rehab center. he's undergoing counseling for an anger management problem. it may to

keep him out of jail for violating probation. he is accused of punching a maryland man who tried to take a picture with him. the charge has been reduced to a misdemeanor by a judge. police are looking for two women who stole over $500 worth of meat from a frederick grocery store. the women were caught on surveillance cameras filling reusable shopping bags on october 10th. it happened at a giant on sugar low parkway. anyone with information on these women is urged to call police. a gloomy wednesday. marty bass is in the first warning weather center. >> thanks a lot. good afternoon, everybody. i tk is rain is over to be quite honest with you. take a look at first warning doppler weather radar. moisture sits off to our east. we had shower activity during the commune commute but this is long gone.

let me bring in the visible satellite photo. once the sun comes up you will actually be able to see clouds in the area. i'm sure the -- come on. i know you can do this. i know you can do this. okay. not going to see those . i'm not going to waste anymore time on it. here's the problem, there's clouds still in the region. look at how the wind is not moving. also aloft because of high pressure that's going to drive warm air up the 95 corridor we have a bit of a southwest flow. everything is just out to our west. it's 57 on tv hill. that's going to be a degree warmer than this time yesterday. come on back here for a second. having said that, there's sun about a half and a half, two hours away. everything just kind of stopped ped in its tracks. i think we're

going to move that clearing line over the area until dinner time or 8:00 or 9:00. this afternoon i think is going to stay gray, dank feeling because of the morning rain. any peaks of sun will be a bonus. temperatures because of this gray sky stay in the low 60s. this warm up though means business. nothing but great temperature news coming up during our first warning weather segment. congratulations to adam jones. he and his long time girlfriend announced their engagement with a photograph from paris on instagram. she grew up here and is the daughter of gene fugett. jones received if third gold glove of his career the same day. manny machado got his first gold glove. he's the first orioles third baseman to win that award since brooks robinson in 1975. short shop j.j. hardy also got his second straight gold glove.

the ravens are making cuts as they get ready for the game. they are departing with huff and spears. remember, you can see the game against the browns sunday at 4:15 live right here on wjz 13. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, dust storm havoc. over a dozen vehicles pile up on an interstate in arizona. will flight problems effect the world series? what happened to the st. louis cardinals. the question remains, will the rain stick around through tomorrow. marty will have your updated first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's cloudy and 57 degrees in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a thick dust storm causes a major pile up in 10 people. it happened between phoenix and tucson. 19 vehicles were involved. one car was pinned between two 18 wheelers. at least a dozen people were

injured. the st. louis cardinals may be tired as they face off against the red sox in game 6 in the world series tonight. that's because their chartered flight was grounded due to a mechanical problem. they were on the plane for 7 hours waiting for a replacement. las vegas is putting its bet on a grand old party in 2016. a newly formed committee is making a bid to hold the 2016 national republican convention. they will start meeting with potential host cities next year. others cities include kansas city, phoenix, salt lake city and new orleans. the navy's newest warship that has slipped into the waters in maine. check out the uss zoomwalt. it's one of the most high-tech warships in the war. it shows up on radar like a

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well, good afternoon. what we've got going on here today very simply is a stuck weather pattern if you will. there's really no rain as we showed you at the top of the show in those clouds. the rain sitting well, with -- well off to the east. those clouds are hanging tough. with the sun lower in the sky the afternoon is going to stay cool. we're at 57 degrees, still going for a high of 63. winds barely moving south, southwest at 6. 83% humidity. barometer is at 30.26. 50 oakland, 54 cumberland, 59 hagerstown, the mid to upper 50s elkton, easton, 61 ocean city, almost 60 pax river, 60 degrees in the

district, annapolis and kent island. 55 bel air and rock hall. we have this aloft flow coming out of the southeast around that high. it's just tending to block whatever movement there is in the atmosphere. there's really not a lot of movement at all. i mean, look out to the west, it's sunny in pittsburgh. it's just a matter of moving these clouds over the area. it's not really going to happen. this warm front kicks into high gear, pleasant for halloween tomorrow. front comes through, cold front follows. chillier temperatures move in for the weekend. chillier, i mean the chill of fall. 63 degrees will be the high this day. 53, some clouds over night. tomorrow variably cloudy and breezy but 72 as the high. one more day in the 70s by the end of the 5 day 20 degrees colder. first warning weather details coming up shortly. still to come on wjz

eyewitness news at noon, extra pounds during pregnancy may increase a women's risk of breast cancer. we'll explain in health watch. remember wjz 13 is always on for you. here's a look at the stories we're following this hour. for updated news and the,,,,,,,,

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offense weight during pregnancy may put themselves at risk for developing breast cancer later in life. scientists at georgetown university studied the effects of leptin on regular rats. they found the hormone erased the positive effects of pregnancy and increased the risk of breast cancer after menopause. a swedish study of nearly 8 million people found teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer are 60% more likely to commit suicide. researchers suggest cancer is challenging for young people because they are still developing coping strategies. you want to be sure to check back in with wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. on the hot seat, the woman in charge of the healthcare.gov website grilled by lawmakers. more on what kathleen sabilas is telling congress. a razor blade found

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a potent front. 66 saturday. sunday and monday temperatures e mid 50s. >> thanks. don't miss the cbs prime time line up on wjz. at 10:00 it's csi, the original followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. one mom's rendition of a rod stewart classic gets an emotional response from her baby. >> do you want mommy to sing a song? let me know how you feel about this song. >> ♪ cause when you say it's over with her i want to believe this too ♪ >> this is 10 month old marry lynn. she's moved to tears. her mom posted her baby's emotie action on you tube. it's since gone viral, getting nearly 5 million views.

i think my son's reaction when i sing is a little bit more this. >> i understand. >> before the windows shattere. >> it played in the news room for 2 hours straight this morning. thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, mary,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,